Kamira KAMI-01 Creamy espresso on gas burner without pods or capsules

Just got my Kamira after only 3 days (standard postage is 10 days). Made my espresso right away! It was exactly as presented by Nino on his videos except that my first cup was ready in only 3 seconds (literally) but it was luke warm. Only then I read the manual and realised I need to run the "blowdown" before the first cup to heat Kamira. I tried that and my second one came up just perfect! The machine is so small and light, it looks even better than on the pictures. I am using induction and it makes the espresso in 10 seconds when on lower heat! I am more than happy I got it! I think Nino is a genius to create such a beautiful, spectacular and yet simple tool. Thank you Nino!!! My advice is read the manual and try to follow, it's really short but makes a difference :)

Never leave reviews but this needs some.Was really looking forward to this and wanted to love it, but did'nt, at first.Takes some trial and error. If you have ever made yorkshire puddings at home you will understand, you do everything the same and sometimes they are amazing and sometimes they are just nice, but always better than ones from a packet of course. Well this is the same, do everything the same, some shots are brilliant, just like wonderful coffee on the continent, other times it just doesn't quite come off, although still nice even then.I personally enjoy the whole preparing it and putting it together, not one for pod in machine (yuk).I have grown to love this thing, dead easy to clean, thought I liked the mocka pot (and do) but love this thing.Get's used a lot, my teenage son's love it, been a big hit.Recommended. As said don't normally leave reviews but thought this one deserved it.

Not able to get even a part from the cream shown on the videos. May be it is faulty unit. Have lost a lot of time experimenting with no result.Ended up with new electric machine.

First the base is wobbly when placed on my induction hob and most importantly after I flushed the "pot" three times there's still metal filings rest in the cup!A cute little thing but it's such a shame that the craftsmanship lets it down.Hope the craftsmanship would be improved one day and I might give it another go.

This coffee maker had two previous feedbacks, so naturally I was a little sceptical so I looked at the feedback on Amazon.com where it is highly rated. The feedback on here that says it was greasy is probably due to where is was polished at manufacturer.I'm not a coffee connoisseur, but I do enjoy nice coffee and wanted something that I could use at home as well as when away camping, I already have a Nespresso machine for home use (which I really like) but obviously can't take it away so this seemed to fit the bill.I have also in my collection a couple of stove top pots which are ok but don't quite cut it for me.With hesitation I bought the Kamira and some coffee which arrived the same day, so a quick read up and watched a couple of videos and it was time to try it out!The first attempt was luke warm and very frothy, so I tried leaving the valve open to warm the water a little on the next brew before closing the valve to build pressure, this made a lot of difference and hot coffee.A little trial and error with the pre heating (before closing the valve) and how long to give the high flame blast for and I'm now getting nice hot creamy coffee!It really is quick to brew, the coffee is ready in about 2mins of firing up the gas ring.Just fill an espresso cup with the required amout of water and pour it in the resovoir, fill the coffee holder and gently tamp it down, place it in the holder, place the cup and away to go!The Kamira is nicely made, it's hand made so there will be a few minor imperfections in the welding, they tell you that on the enclosed instructions Which is good, It's good to see that there are still handmade things in the world today.I've had mine for about 5 days now and reach for it as soon as get home from work for a quick brew.One final point, its easy and quick to clean after use.And yes I did pay full price and this is my honest review.

Have to experiment using it, makes very good espresso in no time. Good design, sturdy but not too sophisticated materials. Pipe insulation is not seamless, but works ok. Using filtered water as there appears to be no way to remove any limescale buildup in the inside.

Product arrived greasy and dirty, as if old or used already. The creamy coffee it advertises is nonexistent and adds nothing to the coffee

LOVE. Once you get the hang of how to use this properly, which shouldn't take more than a few attempts, it's brilliant in it's simplicity. There is a slight learning curve, yes....but hands down, the best coffee I've ever had. And we've had all manner of home espresso machines and stove top pots. From inexpensive electrics to very spendy machines with all the bells and whistles. This is by far the best. The taste is just magic, if you get the right grind/beans. The design is just....it's fabulous. I'm in awe that an unimposing piece of equipment such as this could produce such beautiful coffee and crema. Makes a gorgeous flat white.